The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London has confirmed a restructure that will see its seven-strong contemporary team being replaced with a new contemporary architecture, design and digital section.
The change means that five curatorial posts, all of which had a contemporary focus but without a named specialism, will be made redundant. Four new specialist curatorial roles are to be created and will sit within the new section.
The contemporary team’s office administration role will also transfer to the new contemporary section, while a project manager role will move to the exhibitions department.
The new contemporary architecture, design and digital section will form part of the furniture, textiles and fashion department and report to its head, Christopher Wilk.
A spokeswoman for the V&A said: “The contemporary team has been in place at the V&A for over 10 years and during this time has considerably raised the profile of contemporary design in our programme.
"We now want to build on its achievements by embedding our contemporary activities even further within the collections.”
The four new curatorial posts will represent fundamental aspects of the current world of design. The spokeswoman said the museum remained committed to presenting two major contemporary exhibitions a year, two site-specific commissions and continuing to deliver its monthly Friday Late programme.
A full-time post has been created to coordinate late-night events, with staff from the new contemporary section and from across the V&A contributing to its programme.
Recent V&A contemporary exhibitions include Heatherwick Studio: Designing the Extraordinary (until 30 September) and the Power of Making (September 2011 to January).
The change means that five curatorial posts, all of which had a contemporary focus but without a named specialism, will be made redundant. Four new specialist curatorial roles are to be created and will sit within the new section.
The contemporary team’s office administration role will also transfer to the new contemporary section, while a project manager role will move to the exhibitions department.
The new contemporary architecture, design and digital section will form part of the furniture, textiles and fashion department and report to its head, Christopher Wilk.
A spokeswoman for the V&A said: “The contemporary team has been in place at the V&A for over 10 years and during this time has considerably raised the profile of contemporary design in our programme.
"We now want to build on its achievements by embedding our contemporary activities even further within the collections.”
The four new curatorial posts will represent fundamental aspects of the current world of design. The spokeswoman said the museum remained committed to presenting two major contemporary exhibitions a year, two site-specific commissions and continuing to deliver its monthly Friday Late programme.
A full-time post has been created to coordinate late-night events, with staff from the new contemporary section and from across the V&A contributing to its programme.
Recent V&A contemporary exhibitions include Heatherwick Studio: Designing the Extraordinary (until 30 September) and the Power of Making (September 2011 to January).
